counted on

ADJECTIVE

assumed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accepted granted presumed

STRONG

conjectured connoted given hypothesized inferred postulated presupposed supposed surmised understood

WEAK

hypothetical suppositional tacit taken as known taken for granted

Antonyms

WEAK

genuine natural real unassumed unexpected

ADJECTIVE

come through

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consistent dependable reliable trustworthy

STRONG

tried-and-true unfailing unflagging

WEAK

counted-on never-failing

ADJECTIVE

natural

Synonyms

STRONGEST

common essential innate instinctive legitimate logical ordinary reasonable usual

STRONG

characteristic commonplace constant familiar general natal native probable regular uniform universal

WEAK

accustomed anticipated congenital connatural consistent customary habitual inborn indigenous ingenerate inherent intuitive involuntary looked-for matter-of-course prevailing prevalent relied on spontaneous typic typical unacquired uncontrolled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abnormal atypical extraordinary irregular uncommon unreasonable unusual

STRONG

changing exceptional foreign inconsistent infrequent particular rare unsteady

WEAK

affected artificial different fixed modified pretended refined unnatural

ADJECTIVE

unfailing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bottomless boundless eternal inexhaustible steadfast unflagging

WEAK

absolute assiduous ceaseless come-through consistent constant continual continuing continuous counted-on delivering dependable diligent dyed-in-the-wool endless faithful infallible invariable loyal never-failing persistent reliable rock solid same solid staunch straight sure surefire there tried-and-true true trustworthy unlimited unrelenting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

changing limited

WEAK

failing impermanent uncertain unsure

Example Sentences

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As the votes were counted on Tuesday night and viewers enjoyed an acrobatic tribute to Vienna's Wurstelprater - one of the world's oldest amusement parks.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

He’s become a player who can be counted on, and he’s especially valuable to a team that happens to badly need youth and athleticism, as the Lakers do.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Book stores counted on his consistent releases for a predictable revenue boost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

“We saw the correlations turning long before 2022, and we’ve been consistently teaching that bonds cannot be counted on as the sole diversifier in a portfolio,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

What happened, however, was not what she had counted on.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

counted on

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